2025-05-06T08:33:26-05:00 2024-06-30 814643077 WEYRICH CRONIN & SORRA LLC 20 WIGHT AVENUE SUITE 210 HUNT VALLEY MD 21030 990 2023-07-01 472027845 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE INC YOUT 4435933900 140 MAFFIT STREET ELKTON MD 21921 BETH CREEK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4435933900 2025-04-29 1 0 ANGELINE WHITE CPA CCA P00431590 4103396464 2025-04-28 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BETH CREEK 140 MAFFIT STREET ELKTON MD 21921 938904 0 X WWW.YOUTHEMPOWERMENTSOURCE.ORG X 2014 MD YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE (YES) IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, YES EQUIPS YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO REACH SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD. 9 9 38 87 0 0 910370 881334 0 0 0 0 37336 40712 947706 922046 0 0 0 0 554960 625662 0 0 3650 339726 346796 894686 972458 53020 -50412 256973 268524 157394 219357 99579 49167 X YES ENGAGES UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION, MENTORING AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS AND STRENGTHEN TIES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. 0 0 355731 DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH COALITION- MORE THAN 30 STUDENT LEADERS RECEIVED MONTHLY TRAINING FROM YES AND USED THAT LEADERSHIP TO DIRECT THEIR SCHOOL BASED CLUBS IN ALL 5 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 3,500 YOUTH OPTED INTO PREVENTION ACTIVITIES RUN BY THE DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH. OVER 1,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED OUR TRUNK OR TREAT/DRUG TAKE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023. MORE THAN 153 STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, WHERE THEY RECEIVED LEADERSHIP AND PREVENTION TRAINING OVER SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE SPRING OF 2024, A YOUTH PREVENTION RALLY WAS HELD AND MORE THAN 40 YOUTH TOOK TO THE STAGE TO SHARE PRESENTATIONS AND SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. 250903 DISCONNECTED YOUTH (THE LEGACY PROGRAM) - ASSISTS YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGE OF 16 AND 24 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL OR GRADUATED AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND AND SUSTAIN EMPLOYMENT. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED GED ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL LIFE SKILLS LESSONS, SOFT JOB SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR FUTURE. OVER 70 REFERRALS TO LEGACY PROGRAMS IN FY25. FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND COMPLETED THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH APGFCU. GED SEMINAR CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAYS/THURSDAYS EACH WEEK IN-PERSON AND TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED. HIGHLIGHTS: 21 STUDENTS RECEIVED THANKSGIVING BASKETS AND 18 RECEIVED ANGEL TREE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS. 25 CLIENTS COMPLETED THE PREPARE U MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM. 119485 CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS (COIP) - COIP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN 5-17 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL INCARCERATION AND USES CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND MEDIATION TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF INCARCERATION. DURING FY24, 25 COIP CLIENTS WERE REFERRED, OVER 200 LIFESKILLS LESSONS ADMINISTERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 822 CONTACTS MADE WITH STUDENTS/FAMILIES, 96% OF CECIL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER PARTICIPANTS RATE THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM AS EXCELLENT. 96% OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS REPORT IMPROVED FAMILY STABILITY IN THE HOME, AS MEASURED BY THE YEAR-END SURVEY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 10 CLIENTS RECEIVED TURKEY BASKETS, SEVERAL CLIENTS REUNITED WITH THEIR PARENTS AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION, 7 CLIENTS RECEIVED GIFTS FROM ANGEL TREE, 10 CLIENTS RECEIVED FREE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SEVEN COIP CLIENTS COMPLETED THE PREPARE U MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM. 192067 IN FY24, THE STRIDE PROGRAM RECEIVED 44 REFERRALS. THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR REFERRAL WAS "TRUANCY/SCHOOL ISSUES" FOLLOWED BY "FAMILY ISSUES/CONFLICT". LIFE SKILLS LESSONS WERE ADMINISTERED TO STRIDE PARTICIPANTS AND 94% SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL KNOWLEDGE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN DRUG RESISTANCE SKILLS. MY FAMILY MATTERS PARENTING WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SERVED 82 FAMILIES. THE EVIDENCE BASED NURTURING PARENTING CURRICULUM WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO MORE THAN 251 DETAINEES AT THE CECIL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO REDUCE CHILD MALTREATMENT RATES IN CECIL COUNTY.CAMP ACTIVATE PROVIDED 5 WEEKS FOR FREE SUMMER CAMP TO AT RISK STUDENTS AT 3 LOCATIONS. NUTRITION, SCIENCE AND SUBSTANCE PREVENTION LESSONS WERE PROVIDED TO OVER 70 STUDENTS. 192067 918186 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 MD X KASSY WATSON FISCAL AGENT 4435933900 140 MAFFIT STREET ELKTON MD 21921 CATHIE LENHOFF PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MERRICK VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ADAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LIM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE SHEPHARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK SCHAMMEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA MEFFLEY BOARD MEMEBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H COUTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH CREEK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64012 0 0 64012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 713569 167765 18920 881334 54035 16858 37177 37177 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3535 3535 3535 922046 3535 0 37177 42008 40881 1127 537726 523297 14429 45928 44826 1102 26925 23021 3904 47698 45762 1936 18410 14932 3478 34056 28949 5107 46502 46242 230 30 3174 2789 385 4498 4498 4569 4569 14521 12343 2178 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 36062 34896 1166 PROGRAM EXPENSES 35999 35984 15 CONTRACTED SERVICES 25467 25054 413 IN KIND 18920 15300 3620 29995 23910 6085 972458 918186 50622 3650 52145 47618 118175 138816 0 20045 45986 33992 15233 11994 71420 50051 256973 268524 29892 29882 15090 88532 40258 49758 72154 51185 157394 219357 X 91355 43660 8224 5507 99579 49167 256973 268524 -50412 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 778397 621985 832570 910370 881334 4024656 778397 621985 832570 910370 881334 4024656 4024656 6600 3300 9900 11186 14434 17905 37336 40712 121573 4156129 10381 0.96840 0.97460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 41500 33197 8303 4486 795 3691 11994 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 50051 50051 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 51185 51185 930646 8600 8600 922046 0 922046 981058 8600 8600 972458 0 972458 BUILD A BURGER 25957 25957 10445 EAT, DRINK, & BE GIVING 21700 21700 5649 2 6378 6378 764 54035 54035 16858 16858 37177 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEES TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FISCAL AGENT BEFORE FILING. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT LEAST ANNUALLY ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISING DURING THE YEAR SHOULD BE DISCLOSED AS SOON AS THEY ARE KNOWN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD VOTES ON COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AFTER OBTAINING COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND SHALL BE DOCUMENTED IN WRITTEN MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.